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2. Gartan Mother's Lullaby - Wikipedia

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   "Gartan Mother's Lullaby" is an old Irish song and poem written by Herbert Hughes and Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil, first published in Songs of Uladh [Ulster] in 1904. [1] Hughes collected the traditional melody in Donegal the previous year and Campbell wrote the lyrics. The song is a lullaby by a mother, from the parish of Gartan in County Donegal ...

3. Mandinka (song) - Wikipedia

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   "Mandinka" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor, released as the second single from her debut album, The Lion and the Cobra (1987). [7] The song peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart and number six in Ireland.

4. Bonny Portmore - Wikipedia

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   The song was used also as credits song in the film Kill the Irishman. Dan Gibson along with Michael Maxwel released the album Emerald Forest: A Celtic Sanctuary which contain an instrumental version of Bonny Portmore mixed with natural birds sound. Canadian folk singer Eileen McGann recorded this song on her 1995 album Journeys.

5. Skibbereen (song) - Wikipedia

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   The song traces back from at least 1869, in The Wearing Of The Green Songbook, where it was sung with the melody of the music "The Wearing of the Green", and not with the more melancholic melody we know today. [2] Another early publication of the song was in a 19th-century publication, The Irish Singer's Own Book (Noonan, Boston, 1880). [3]

6. Cúnla - Wikipedia

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   Cúnla is a sean-nós children's [citation needed] song believed to have been composed sometime in the 14th century [citation needed].The song is still well known and widely sung in Ireland and recordings have been published by many artists including Joe Heaney on the album The Road from Connemara, [1] The Dubliners, John Spillane, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, Gaelic Storm, Planxty and The ...

7. List of Irish ballads - Wikipedia

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   "The Tumble Down Shack in Athlone" – one of several "Irish" songs written by Monte Carlo and recorded by John McCormack [96] "Lock Hospital" (also known as "St. James Hospital" and "The Unfortunate Rake"), Irish version of a song also found in Britain and the USA (where it developed into "The Dying Cowboy" and "St. James Infirmary)" [97]

8. Galway Bay (song) - Wikipedia

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   A humorous version was created by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. A notable reference to Colahan's song is made in The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York". Chloë Agnew of Celtic Woman also covered the song in the group's show Songs from the Heart, while Philip Noone released a more modern version as a single in 2019. [citation needed]

9. Mingulay Boat Song - Wikipedia

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   The "Mingulay Boat Song" is a song written by Sir Hugh S. Roberton (1874–1952) in the 1930s. The melody is described in Roberton's Songs of the Isles as a traditional Gaelic tune, probably titled "Lochaber". [1] The tune was part of an old Gaelic song, "Òran na Comhachaig" (the 'Creag Ghuanach' portion); from Brae Lochaber.